CN104272604A - Device, system and method of communicating during an association beamforming training (a-bft) period - Google Patents

Device, system and method of communicating during an association beamforming training (a-bft) period Download PDF

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CN104272604A
CN104272604A CN201380023981.5A CN201380023981A CN104272604A CN 104272604 A CN104272604 A CN 104272604A CN 201380023981 A CN201380023981 A CN 201380023981A CN 104272604 A CN104272604 A CN 104272604A
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Abstract

Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and/or methods of communicating during an Association-Beamforming-Training (A-BFT). For example, a device may include a wireless communication unit to communicate a beacon frame during a beacon transmission interval (BTI), the beacon frame including a responder address field including a responder address representing one or more client devices, which are allowed to transmit during an A-BFT period following the BTI.

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Equipment, the system and method for training (A-BFT) to communicate during the cycle is formed at united beam
Background
In some cordless communication networks, can in beacon interval (BI) period executive communication, these beacon interval (BI) can such as arrange according to beacon and/or bulletin frame.
Can send interval (BTI) period transmitting beacon at beacon, be that united beam forms training (the Association Beamforming Training:A-BFT) cycle after this.
During A-BFT, client devices performs beam forming process by means of central coordinator.
Allow access during follow-up A-BFT from the client devices of central coordinator received beacon frame during BTI and launch, to perform Wave beam forming by means of central coordinator.
It is oriented with wireless communication link that is high-throughput that Wave beam forming can allow central coordinator and client devices to set up between central coordinator and client devices.
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In order to explain simple and clear for the purpose of, the element shown in accompanying drawing must not drawn in proportion.Such as, in order to show clear for the purpose of, the size of some elements may be amplified relative to other elements.In addition, in the various figures can repeating label to indicate corresponding or similar element.List each figure below.
Fig. 1 explains according to the schematic block diagram of the system of some exemplary embodiments.
Fig. 2 is the schematic illustration of the beacon interval according to some exemplary embodiments.
Fig. 3 is according to some exemplary embodiments, the schematic illustration comprising the beacon frame of answer party address field.
Fig. 4 is the indicative flowchart explaination forming the method that training (A-BFT) communicated during the cycle at united beam according to some exemplary embodiments.
Fig. 5 is the schematic illustration of the product according to some exemplary embodiments.
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In following detailed description, set forth numerous specific details to provide the thorough understanding to some embodiments.But those skilled in the art should be understood that and just can put into practice some embodiments without the need to these specific details.In other instances, do not describe known method, process, assembly, unit and/or circuit in detail, to avoid fuzzy discussion.
Make use of herein such as such as " process ", " calculate (computing) ", " calculation (calculating) ", " determine ", " foundation ", " analysis ", the discussion of the term of " inspection " or analog, computer can be referred to, computing platform, the operation of computing system or other electronic computing devices and/or process, these computers, computing platform, computing system or other electronic computing devices are the physics be represented as in the register of computer and/or memory (such as, electronics) data manipulation measured and/or be transformed into other data that the register that is represented as computer similarly and/or memory maybe can store the physical quantity in other information storage mediums of instruction, to perform each operation and/or process.
Term used herein " many (plurality) " and " multiple (a plurality) " such as comprise " several " or " two or more ".Such as, " multiple item " comprises two or more.
Can comprise concrete feature, structure or characteristic to (respectively) embodiment quoting the such description of instruction of " embodiment ", " a kind of embodiment ", " exemplary embodiments ", " various embodiment " etc., but not each embodiment must comprise this concrete feature, structure or characteristic.Further, reusing of phrase " in one embodiment " does not necessarily refer to identical embodiment, but can refer to identical embodiment.
Unless otherwise, the ordinal adjectives " first ", " second ", " the 3rd " etc. being used for describing general object used herein only indicates the different instances that refer to similar object, and do not expect that the object that hint describes like this must follow given sequence, be no matter the time upper, spatially, in grade or any other mode.
Can with various equipment and some embodiments of system combined use, these equipment and system be personal computer (PC) such as, desktop computer, mobile computer, laptop computer, notebook, flat computer, server computer, handheld computer, portable equipment, personal digital assistant (PDA) equipment, handheld/PDA devices, plate carries (on-board) equipment, outer (off-board) equipment of plate, mixing apparatus, mobile unit, non-mobile unit, move or portable set, non-moving or the non-portable device of consumer, wireless communications station, Wireless Telecom Equipment, WAP (wireless access point) (AP), wired or wireless router, wired or wireless modulator-demodulator, video equipment, audio frequency apparatus, audio-video (A/V) equipment, wired or wireless network, WLAN (wireless local area network), wireless video area network (WVAN), local area network (LAN) (LAN), WLAN (WLAN), individual territory net (PAN), wireless PAN (WPAN) etc.
Some embodiments can use with following equipment and/or network association: according to existing wireless gigabit alliance (WGA) specification (MAC and the PHY specification of WiGig company of wireless gigabit alliance 1.1 editions, in April, 2011, final specification) and/or future version and/or its derivative operation equipment and/or network, according to existing IEEE 802.11 standard (IEEE 802.11-2012, information technology ieee standard---telecommunications and information exchange between system local area network and metropolitan area network---special requirement the 11st part: Wireless LAN Medium access control (MAC) and physical layer (PHY) specification, on March 29th, 2102, IEEE802.11 task groups ac (TGac) (" IEEE802.11-09/0308rl2-TGac channel model addendum document "), IEEE 802.11 task groups ad (TGad) (the IEEE P802.11ad/D9.0 draft standard of information technology---telecommunications between the systems and information exchange---local area network (LAN) and metropolitan area network---special requirement---the 11st part: the enhancing of throughput very high in Wireless LAN Medium access control (MAC) and physical layer (PHY) specification-revision 3:60GHz frequency range)) and/or the equipment of future version and/or the operation of its derivative and/or network, according to existing WiFi alliance (WFA) equity (P2P) specification (WiFi P2P technical specification, 1.3 version, 2012) and/or future version and/or its derivative operating equipment and/or network, according to existing wireless-wireless HD tMthe equipment of specification and/or future version and/or the operation of its derivative and/or network, as unit and/or the equipment of the part of a part for network above, etc.
Some embodiments can with following joint operation: unidirectional and/or two-way radio system, celluler radio-telephonic communication system, mobile phone, cellular phone, radio telephone, PCS Personal Communications System (PCS) equipment, incorporate the PDA equipment of Wireless Telecom Equipment, move or Portable GPS (GPS) equipment, incorporate the equipment of gps receiver or transceiver or chip, incorporate the equipment of RFID element or chip, multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) transceiver or equipment, single input and multi-output (SIMO) transceiver or equipment, the single output of multiple input (MISO) transceiver or equipment, there is the equipment of one or more built-in aerial and/or external antenna, digital video broadcasting (DVB) equipment or system, (Time Division-Synchronization Code Division Multiple Access)/(Wireless Local Area Network) multi-standard equipment or system, wired or wireless portable equipment, such as smart mobile phone, WAP (wireless application protocol) (WAP) equipment etc.
Some embodiments can with following conbined usage: the wireless communication signals of one or more types and/or system, such as radio frequency (RF), infrared (IR), frequency division multiplex (FDM), orthogonal FDM (OFDM), time division multiplexing (TDM), time division multiple access (TDMA), expansion TDMA (E-TDMA), General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), expansion GPRS, code division multiple access (CDMA), wideband CDMA (WCDMA), CDMA 2000, single carrier CDMA, CDMA multiple carrier, multi-carrier modulation (MDM), Discrete Multitone (DMT), global positioning system (GPS), Wi-Fi, Wi-MAX, ZigBee tM, ultra broadband (UWB), global system for mobile communications (GSM), 2G, 2.5G, 3G, 3.5G, Long Term Evolution (LTE), senior LTE, enhanced data rates for gsm evolution (EDGE) etc.Other embodiments may be used for other equipment various, system and/or network.
Term used herein " wireless device " comprises such as, can carry out the equipment of radio communication, can carry out the communication equipment of radio communication, can carry out the communication base station of radio communication, can carry out the portable of radio communication or non-portable device or analog.In some exemplary embodiments, wireless device can be maybe can comprise and the ancillary equipment of Automated library system or the ancillary equipment being attached to computer.In some exemplary embodiments, term " wireless device " can comprise wireless service alternatively.
Comprise at this term used relative to wireless communication signals " communication " and launch wireless communication signals and/or receive wireless communication signals.Such as, the wireless communication unit of communicating wireless communications signal can comprise and wireless communication signals is transmitted to the wireless launcher of at least one other wireless communication unit and/or receives the wireless communication receiver of wireless communication signals from least one other wireless communication unit.
Some exemplary embodiments can with suitable limited distance or Small Area Wireless Communication Networks conbined usage, such as, WLAN (wireless local area network), " piconet (piconet) ", WPAN, WVAN etc.Other embodiments can be suitable with any other cordless communication network conbined usage.
The cordless communication network conbined usage that some exemplary embodiments can communicate with in the frequency range of 60GHz.But, any other suitable wireless communication frequency band can be utilized to realize other embodiments, such as, extremely high frequency (EHF) frequency range (millimeter wave (mmwave) frequency range), such as, the frequency range in the frequency range between 30GHz and 300GHZ, WLAN frequency range, WPAN frequency range, according to frequency range of WGA specification etc.
Term used herein " antenna " can comprise any suitable configuration of one or more antenna element, assembly, unit, external member and/or array, structure and/or arrangement.In certain embodiments, antenna can use the transmitting and receiving antenna element of separation to realize transmitting and receiving function.In certain embodiments, antenna can use public and/or integrated transmitting/receiving element to realize transmitting and receiving function.Such as, antenna can comprise phased array antenna, single array-element antenna, the antenna of one group of beam switchable and/or analog.
Term used herein " base station " (STA) can comprise as any logic entity to the medium education (MAC) of wireless medium (WM) and the independent addressable example of physical layer (PHY) interface.
Phrase used herein " access point " (AP) can comprise and comprise a base station (STA) and the entity providing the access to distribution service via the WM for relevant STA.
Term used herein " Wave beam forming " can relate to spatial filtering mechanism, and this mechanism may be used for reflector and/or receiver, to improve the signal power or signal to noise ratio (SNR) of expecting that receiver place receives.
Phrase used herein " non-access (non-AP) base station (STA) " can relate to the STA be not included in AP.
Phrase used herein " oriented many gigabits (DMG) " and " oriented frequency range " (DBand), can relate to wherein channel starting frequency higher than the frequency range of 40GHz.
Phrase " DMG STA " and " millimeter wave STA (mSTA) " can relate to the STA of the transmitting set of the operate on channels had in DMG frequency range.
Phrase used herein " individual Basic Service Set " (PBSS) can relate to the Basic Service Set (BSS) forming self-contained network.Such as, PBSS can work in DMG frequency range, and can comprise a PBSS control point (PCP).
Phrase used herein " PBSS control point " (PCP) can comprise and comprise a base station (STA) and the entity of STA coordination to the access STA of WM passed through as the member of PBSS.
Phrase used herein " non-PCP base station (STA) " can relate to neither the STA of PCP.
Phrase used herein " non-PCP/ non-ap stations (STA) " can relate to and not is PCP and is not the STA of AP.
It is the STA of PCP or AP that phrase used herein " PCP/AP " can relate to.
Phrase used herein " equity " (P2P) network can relate to so a kind of network, and the STA wherein in this network can as client works, or can as the server work for another STA in this network.P2P network can allow the share and access to resource, such as, does not need central server.
Phrase used herein " P2P equipment " can relate to the WFA P2P equipment that may can serve as the P2P group owner and P2P client computer.
Phrase used herein " P2P client computer " can relate to can be connected to the possessory P2P equipment of P2P group.
When mentioning non-DMG network, phrase used herein " the P2P group owner " can relate to " being similar to AP's " entity, or when mentioning the DMG network of the connectedness that can provide and use between clients, phrase used herein " the P2P group owner " can relate to PCP.
Phrase used herein " P2P group " can relate to the one group of equipment comprising a P2P group owner and zero or multiple P2P client computer.
Phrase used herein " beacon interval " can relate to the multiple time quantums (TU) between each target beacon delivery time (TBTT).
Phrase used herein " beacon transmission interval " (BTI) can relate to the time interval between the end of the last beacon transmission undertaken by this STA the first beacon undertaken by STA in a beacon interval sends and in identical beacon interval.
It is the time that STA distributes that phrase used herein " united beam forms training " (A-BFT) can relate to after BTI, to respond the beacon launched during BTI, such as, uses sector scanning.
Phrase used herein " bulletin sends interval " (ATI) can relate to the management access cycle based on request-response between the non-AP STA of PCP/AP and non-PCP/.The existence of ATI can be optional, and transmits in DMG beacon frame.
Phrase used herein " data transfer interval " (DTI), can relate to the access cycle perform Frame switch between STA during.Such as, can exist in each beacon interval and have single DTI.
Referring now to Fig. 1, Fig. 1, schematically explain the block diagram of the system 100 according to some exemplary embodiments.
As shown in Figure 1, in some exemplary embodiments, system 100 can comprise cordless communication network, this cordless communication network comprises can at one or more Wireless Telecom Equipments of wireless communication medium 103 (such as radio channel, IR channel, RF channel, wireless fidelity (WiFi) channel etc.) upper transferring content, data, information and/or signal, such as Wireless Telecom Equipment 102,104,106 and/or 108.One or more elements of system 100 can communicate alternatively on any suitable wired communications links.
In some exemplary embodiments, Wireless Telecom Equipment 102, 104, 106 and/or 108 can comprise such as PC, desktop computer, mobile computer, laptop computer, notebook, flat computer, server computer, handheld computer, portable equipment, PDA equipment, handheld/PDA devices, plate carries equipment, plate external equipment, mixing apparatus (such as, cellular phone function and PDA functions of the equipments being combined), consumer devices, mobile unit, non-mobile unit, move or portable set, non-moving or non-portable device, mobile phone, cellular phone, PCS equipment, incorporate the PDA equipment of Wireless Telecom Equipment, move or Portable GPS equipment, DVB equipment, relatively little computing equipment, non-desktop computer, " go into battle with a light pack, freely enjoy life (Carry Small Live Large) " (CSLL) equipment, ultra-mobile device (UMD), super mobile PC (UMPC), mobile internet device (MID), " folding (Origami) " equipment or computing equipment, support the dynamically equipment calculating (DCC) capable of being combined, context-aware equipment, video equipment, audio frequency apparatus, A/V equipment, Set Top Box (STB), Blu-ray Disc (BD) player, BD CD writer, digital video disc (DVD) player, high definition (HD) DVD player, DVD burner, HD DVD burner, personal video record (PVR), broadcast HD receiver, video source, audio-source, video trap, audio frequency trap, stereo tuner, broadcast radio receiver, flat-panel monitor, personal media player (PMP), Digital Video (DVC), digital audio-frequency player, loud speaker, audio receiver, audio frequency amplifier, game station, data source, data trap, digital still camera (DSC), media player, smart mobile phone, TV, music player etc.
In some exemplary embodiments, Wireless Telecom Equipment 102,104,106 and/or 108 can comprise wireless communication unit, with to perform between Wireless Telecom Equipment 102,104,106 and/or 108 and with the radio communication of other Wireless Telecom Equipments one or more.Such as, equipment 102 can comprise wireless communication unit 110, and equipment 104 can comprise wireless communication unit 120, such as, as described below.
Wireless Telecom Equipment 102,104,106 and/or 108 also can comprise such as following in one or more: processor 191, input unit 192, output unit 193, memory cell 194 and memory cell 195.Wireless Telecom Equipment 102,104,106 and/or 108 can comprise other suitable nextport hardware component NextPort and/or component softwares alternatively.In some exemplary embodiments, some or all in one or more assembly in Wireless Telecom Equipment 102,104,106 and/or 108 can be enclosed in common casing or encapsulation, and one or more wired or wireless link can be used to interconnect or operate interrelated.In other embodiments, the one or more assembly in Wireless Telecom Equipment 102,104,106 and/or 108 can be distributed in the middle of equipment that is multiple or that be separated.
Processor 191 comprises, such as, CPU (CPU), digital signal processor (DSP), one or more processor core, single core processor, dual core processor, polycaryon processor, microprocessor, main frame controlling processor, controller, multiple processor or controller, chip, microchip, one or more circuit, circuit, logical block, integrated circuit (IC), application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or any other suitable multipurpose or special processor or controller.Processor 191 performs instruction, such as, and the operating system (OS) of Wireless Telecom Equipment 102,104,106 and/or 108 and/or the instruction of one or more suitable application.
Input unit 192 comprises, such as, and keyboard, keypad, mouse, touch-screen, touch pad, tracking ball, stylus, microphone or other suitable indication equipment or input equipment.Output unit 193 comprises, such as, monitor, screen, touch curtain, flat-panel monitor, cathode ray tube (CRT) display unit, liquid crystal display (LCD) display unit, plasma scope unit, one or more audio tweeter or earphone or other suitable output equipments.
Memory cell 194 comprises, such as, random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), dynamic RAM (DRAM), synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), flash memory, volatile memory, nonvolatile memory, cache memory, buffer, short term memory unit, long term memory unit or other suitable memory cells.Memory cell 195 comprises, such as, and hard disk drive, floppy disk, compact-disc (CD) driver, CD-ROM drive, DVD driver or other suitable moveable or immovable memory cell.Memory cell 194 and/or memory cell 195, such as, can store the data processed by Wireless Telecom Equipment 102,104,106 and/or 108.
In some exemplary embodiments, wireless communication unit 110 and 120 can comprise one or more antenna 107 and 109 respectively, or can be associated.Antenna 107 and 109 can comprise any antenna being applicable to launch and/or receive wireless communication signals, block, frame, transport stream, grouping, message and/or data.Such as, antenna 107 and 109 can comprise any suitable configuration of one or more antenna element, assembly, unit, external member and/or array, structure and/or arrangement.Antenna 107 and 109 can comprise, and such as, is applicable to the antenna of the oriented communication such as using beam-forming technology.Such as, antenna 107 and 109 can comprise phased array antenna, single array-element antenna, one group of beam switchable antenna and/or analog.In certain embodiments, antenna 107 and 109 can use the transmitting and receiving antenna element be separated to realize transmitting and receiving function.In certain embodiments, antenna 107 and 109 can use public and/or integrated transmitting/receiving element to realize transmitting and receiving function.
In some exemplary embodiments, wireless communication unit 110 and/or 120 comprises, such as, one or more radio 114, such as, comprise and can send and/or receive wireless communication signals, RF signal, frame, block, transmission stream, grouping, message, one or more transmitting sets of data item and/or data, receiver and/or transceiver.Such as, wireless communication unit 110 and/or 120 can comprise a part for wireless network card (NIC) etc., or may be implemented as a part for wireless network card (NIC) etc.
In some exemplary embodiments, Wireless Telecom Equipment 102,104,106 and/or 108 can perform the function of DMG STA, and such as, Wireless Telecom Equipment 102,104,106 and/or 108 can be configured to communicate in DMG frequency range.
Such as, system 100 can comprise PCP/AP STA and the non-AP STA of one or more non-PCP/.Such as, equipment 102 can perform the function of PCP/AP STA, and/or equipment 104,106 and/or 108 can perform the function of non-PCP/AP STA.
In some exemplary embodiments, Wireless Telecom Equipment 102,104,106 and/or 108 can perform the function of WFA P2P equipment.Such as, equipment 102 can perform the possessory function of P2P group, and equipment 104,106 and/or 108 can perform the function of P2P client devices.
In some exemplary embodiments, equipment 102,104,106 and/or 108 can in one or more beacon interval (BI) period communication.
Referring now to Fig. 2, Fig. 2, schematically explain the beacon interval (BI) 200 according to some exemplary embodiments.Such as, equipment 102,104,106 and/or 108 (Fig. 1) can communicate during BI 200.
As shown in Figure 2, BI 200 can comprise beacon and send interval (BTI) 201, after followed by united beam and form training 202.BI 200 also can comprise one or more extra cycle, and such as, bulletin sends interval (ATI) 203 and/or data transfer interval (DTI) 204.
One or more client devices, such as, equipment 104,106 and/or 108 (Fig. 1), can by means of PCP/AP STA equipment during A-BFT202, such as equipment 102 (Fig. 1), perform beam forming process, to be established to the wireless communication link of the oriented of PCP/AP STA equipment and/or high-throughput.
Such as, if the client devices of relatively high quantity is attempted performing Wave beam forming by means of equipment 102 (Fig. 1) during A-BFT 202, then the obstruction during A-BFT 202 on wireless communication medium 103 (Fig. 1) may increase.Exemplarily, such as, if equipment 104,106,108 (Fig. 1) and/or other nearby device attempt performing Wave beam forming by means of equipment 102 (Fig. 1) during A-BFT 202, then wireless communication medium 103 (Fig. 1) may highly block.
In some exemplary embodiments, allow to communicate during A-BFT 202 from the All Clients equipment of equipment 102 (Fig. 1) received beacon frame during BTI 201, the obstruction of the relative high levels on wireless communication medium 103 (Fig. 1) can be caused.Such as, allow the equipment 104,106,108 (Fig. 1) of reception beacon and/or other nearby device to launch during A-BFT 202, the obstruction on wireless communication medium 103 (Fig. 1) can be increased in.Height on wireless communication medium 103 (Fig. 1) blocks the communication accumulation stand-by period that can increase client devices and/or the power consumption that can increase client devices.
Go back see Fig. 1, in some exemplary embodiments, wireless communication unit 110 can allow only have one or more client devices selected to launch in A-BFT 202 (Fig. 2) period.In one example, wireless communication unit 110 can allow only have equipment 104 to launch in A-BFT 202 (Fig. 2) period, and does not allow equipment 106 and 108 to launch in A-BFT 202 (Fig. 2) period.In another example, wireless communication unit 110 can allow only have equipment 104 and 106 to launch in A-BFT 202 (Fig. 2) period, and does not allow equipment 108 to launch in A-BFT 202 (Fig. 2) period, such as, as described in detail later.
In some exemplary embodiments, wireless communication unit 110 can at BTI 201 (Fig. 2) period transmission beacon frame, this beacon frame comprises answer party address field, this answer party address field comprises the answer party address that expression is allowed to one or more client devices that A-BFT 202 (Fig. 2) period after BTI201 (Fig. 2) launches, such as, as described in detail later.
Allow only to have one or more (such as, and not all) in client devices to launch in A-BFT 202 (Fig. 2) period, the obstruction on wireless communication medium 103 can be reduced.As a result, the accumulation stand-by period of client devices and/or the power consumption of client devices can be reduced.Such as, equipment 104,106 and/or 108 can have and is relatively reduced accumulation stand-by period and/or power consumption.
In some exemplary embodiments, answer party address field can represent the address of individual customer machine equipment.Such as, answer party address field can comprise the address of equipment 104, equipment 106 or equipment 108.
In some exemplary embodiments, answer party address field can represent the group address of a group client equipment.Such as, answer party address field can represent the group address of the one or more group comprised in such as equipment 104,106 and 108.
Referring now to Fig. 3, Fig. 3, schematically explain the beacon frame 300 according to some exemplary embodiments.
In some exemplary embodiments, beacon frame 300 can be transmitted to one or more client devices by central equipment during BTI.Such as, equipment 102 (Fig. 1) can be transmitted to equipment 104,106 and 108 (Fig. 1) in BTI 201 10 (Fig. 2) period beacon frame 300.
In some exemplary embodiments, beacon frame 300 can comprise frame control field 301, BI Duration field 302, BSS identifier (BSSID) field 304, part 306 (" main body (body) ") and Frame Check Sequence (FCS) field 307.
In some exemplary embodiments, beacon frame 300 can comprise A-BFT answer party address field 370, such as, as a part for main part 306, the answer party address of the one or more client devices launched during comprising the A-BFT cycle represented through allowing after BTI.
In some exemplary embodiments, A-BFT answer party address field 370 can represent the address of individual customer machine equipment.Such as, answer party address field 370 can the individual addresses of in indication equipment 104,106 and 108 (Fig. 1).
In some exemplary embodiments, A-BFT answer party address field 370 can comprise medium education (MAC) address of individual customer machine equipment.Such as, A-BFT answer party field 370 can comprise the MAC Address of equipment 104,106 or 108 (Fig. 1).
In some exemplary embodiments, A-BFT answer party address field 370 can represent the group address of a group client equipment.In one example, A-BFT answer party address field 370 can the group address of one or more group in indication equipment 104,106 and 108 (Fig. 1).In another example, answer party address field 370 can represent the group address of any other the one or more group comprised in equipment 104,106 and 108 (Fig. 1).
3, A-BFT answer party fields 370 can have predefined size as shown in the figures, and such as, 48 bits, such as, to comprise the size of the client devices such as MAC Address of the group address of equipment 104 or a group client equipment.
In some exemplary embodiments, A-BFT answer party address field 370 can be a part for the optional control field 362 of trooping comprising A-BFT answer party address field 370 and reserved field 371.
In some exemplary embodiments, main body 306 can comprise multiple element.Such as, main body 306 can comprise beacon interval control field 361 and control field 362 of trooping.
In some exemplary embodiments, beacon interval control field 361 can comprise the multiple elements will applied during BI.
Such as, whether beacon interval control field 361 can comprise control of such as trooping and there is (CC existence) field 366, be used to indicate optional control field 362 of trooping and be present in beacon frame 300.Such as, CC exists field 366 can be set to the first predefine value, such as 1, is used to indicate control field 362 of trooping and is present in beacon frame 300; Or be set to the second predefine value, such as 0, be used to indicate control field 362 of trooping and be not present in beacon frame 300.
In some exemplary embodiments, beacon interval control field 361 can comprise, such as, discovery mode field 367 so that indicate PCP/AP STA on wireless communication medium 103 (Fig. 1), set up wireless communication link before whether beacon frame 300 is transmitted to client devices.Such as, discovery mode field 367 is set to the first predefine value, such as 1, be used to indicate equipment 102 (Fig. 1) before setting up wireless communication link with equipment 104,106 and/or 108 (Fig. 1) at BTI, such as BTI 201 (Fig. 2), period launches beacon frame 300; Or be set to the second predefine value, such as 0, be used to indicate and do not launch beacon frame 300 before the foundation of wireless communication link.
In some exemplary embodiments, control field of trooping 362 can comprise the different elements in accordance with IEEE 802.11ad, WGA and/or WFA P2P specification, such as, if discovery mode field 367 is set to 0 and CC exists field 366 is set to 1.
In one example, by transmitting beacon frame 300 in BTI 201 (Fig. 2) period, equipment such as equipment 102 (Fig. 1) can allow one or more client devices through selecting in A-BFT 202 (Fig. 2) period communication, beacon frame 300 has the optional control field 361 of trooping comprising answer party address field 370 and beacon interval control field 361, answer party address field 370 comprises the answer party address representing one or more client devices through selecting, beacon interval control field 361 comprises the discovery mode field 367 being set to 1 and the CC being set to 1 exists field 366.
Go back see Fig. 1, in some exemplary embodiments, equipment 104,106 and/or 108 may be received in the beacon frame of BTI 201 (Fig. 2) period from equipment 102 transmitting.Such as, wireless communication unit 120 can received beacon frame 300 (Fig. 3).
In some exemplary embodiments, if answer party address field represents the address of client devices, then client devices can be launched in period in A-BFT cycle 202 (Fig. 2).Such as, if the address of answer party address field 370 (Fig. 3) indication equipment 104, then equipment 104 can be launched in period in A-BFT cycle 202 (Fig. 2).If the address of answer party address field 370 (Fig. 3) not indication equipment 106, then equipment 106 can not be launched in period in A-BFT cycle 202 (Fig. 2).
In some exemplary embodiments, only when answer party address field equals the MAC Address of client devices or answer party address field represents the group address of the group comprising client devices, client devices can be launched in period in A-BFT cycle 202 (Fig. 2).
In one example, if answer party address field 370 (Fig. 3) comprises the MAC Address of the MAC Address equaling equipment 104, if or answer party address field 370 (Fig. 3) containing comprise equipment 104 group group address (such as, comprise the group address of the group of such as equipment 104,106 and/or 108), then equipment 104 can be launched in A-BFT 202 (Fig. 2) period.
In another example, if such as answer party address field 370 (Fig. 3) comprise be not equal to equipment 108 MAC Address (such as, the MAC Address of equipment 104) MAC Address, if or answer party address field 370 (Fig. 3) comprises the group address of the group of equipment 108 (such as, comprise the group address of the group of such as equipment 104 and 106), then equipment 108 can not be launched in period in A-BFT 202 cycle (Fig. 2).
In some exemplary embodiments, equipment 102 only can receive one or more transmission from the one or more client devices the one or more client devices represented by answer party address field.
In some exemplary embodiments, if answer party address field represents individual client address, then equipment 102 only can receive from individual customer machine equipment and send.
Such as, wireless communication unit 110 can launch in BTI 201 (Fig. 2) period the beacon frame 300 (Fig. 3) comprising the A-BFT answer party address field 370 representing individual customer machine equipment.Correspondingly, wireless communication unit 110 only can receive from individual customer machine equipment in A-BFT 202 (Fig. 2) period and send.Such as, wireless communication unit 110 can launch the MAC Address that beacon frame 300, the A-BFT answer party address field 370 comprising A-BFT answer party address field 370 comprises equipment 104.Correspondingly, wireless communication unit 110 only can receive from equipment 104 in A-BFT 202 (Fig. 2) period and send.Wireless communication unit 110 can not receive from equipment 106,108 and/or other equipment in A-BFT 202 (Fig. 2) period and sends.
In some exemplary embodiments, if answer party address field represents the group address of a group client equipment, then equipment 102 only can receive from this group client equipment and send.
Such as, wireless communication unit 110 can launch in BTI 201 (Fig. 2) period the beacon frame 300 (Fig. 3) comprising the A-BFT answer party address field 370 of the group address of expression one group of one or more equipment.Correspondingly, wireless communication unit 110 only can receive from the one or more equipment of this group in A-BFT 202 (Fig. 2) period and send.
In one example, such as, if A-BFT answer party address field 370 (Fig. 3) comprises the group address of one group of equipment 104,106 and 108, then wireless communication unit 110 only can receive from the one or more equipment this group equipment 104,106 and 108 in A-BFT 202 (Fig. 2) period and send.In another example, such as, if A-BFT answer party address field 370 (Fig. 3) comprises the group address of one group of equipment 104 and 108, then wireless communication unit 110 only can receive from the one or more equipment this group equipment 104 and 108 in A-BFT 202 (Fig. 2) period and send.In another example, if such as A-BFT answer party address field 370 (Fig. 3) comprises the group address of the group only comprising equipment 104 and 106, then wireless communication unit 110 can not receive from equipment 108 in A-BFT 202 (Fig. 2) period and sends.
In some exemplary embodiments, equipment 102 can receive one or more transmission, such as, if BTI201 (Fig. 2) and A-BFT 202 (Fig. 2) is in public DMG beacon interval.Such as, such as only when A-BFT 202 follows after the BTI 201 (Fig. 2) in BI 200 (Fig. 2), such as, during another A-BFT not in next BI, equipment 102 can receive one or more transmission in A-BFT 202 (Fig. 2) period.
The method communicated during A-BFT according to some exemplary embodiments is schematically explained see Fig. 4, Fig. 4.In certain embodiments, one or more in the operation of the method for Fig. 4 can by following execution: wireless communication system, such as system 100 (Fig. 1); Wireless Telecom Equipment, such as equipment 102,104,106 and/or 108 (Fig. 1); And/or wireless communication unit, such as wireless communication unit 110 and/or 120 (Fig. 1).
As indicated in frame 402, the method can be included in beacon and send interval (BTI) period transmit wireless communication beacon frame, this beacon frame comprises answer party address field, the answer party address of the one or more client devices that this answer party address field is launched during comprising the A-BFT cycle representing and be allowed to after BTI.Such as, equipment 102 (Fig. 1) can at BTI 201 (Fig. 2) period transmission beacon frame 300 (Fig. 3), beacon frame 300 comprises answer party address field 370 (Fig. 3), answer party address field 370 comprises the answer party address that expression is allowed to one or more client devices that the period in A-BFT cycle 202 (Fig. 2) after BTI 201 (Fig. 2) launches, such as, as mentioned above.
As indicated in frame 404, transmission beacon frame can comprise transmitting beacon frame.Such as, equipment 102 (Fig. 1) can launch beacon frame 300 (Fig. 3), such as, as mentioned above.
As indicated in block 406, transmission beacon frame can comprise by client devices received beacon frame.Such as, equipment 104 (Fig. 1) can received beacon frame 300 (Fig. 3), such as, as mentioned above.
As indicated in block 408, the method can comprise only is launched by client devices when answer party address represents the address of client devices during the A-BFT cycle.Such as, only when the address of answer party address field 370 (Fig. 3) indication equipment 104 (Fig. 1), equipment 104 (Fig. 1) can be launched during the cycle at A-BFT 202 (Fig. 2), such as, as mentioned above.
As indicated in frame 410, the method during can being included in A-BFT only from the one or more transmission of one or more receptions the one or more client devices represented by answer party address.Such as, equipment 102 (Fig. 1) can in A-BFT 202 (Fig. 2) period only from the one or more transmission of one or more receptions the one or more client devices represented by answer party address field 370 (Fig. 3), such as, as mentioned above.
The product 500 according to the manufacture of some exemplary embodiments is schematically explained see Fig. 5, Fig. 5.Product 500 can comprise non-transient state machinable medium 502 so that stored logic 504, logic 504 such as can be used in actuating equipment 102 (Fig. 1), equipment 104 (Fig. 1), equipment 106 (Fig. 1), equipment 108 (Fig. 1), wireless communication unit 110 (Fig. 1), wireless communication unit 120 (Fig. 1) function at least partially, and/or is used for one or more operations of the method performing Fig. 4.Phrase " non-transient state machine readable media " relates to and comprises all computer-readable mediums, and unique exception transient state transmitting signal.
In some exemplary embodiments, product 500 and/or machinable medium 502 can comprise the computer-readable recording medium of one or more types data-storable, comprises volatile memory, nonvolatile memory, removable or immovable memory, erasable or not erasable memory, can write or recordable memory etc.Such as, machinable medium 502 can comprise RAM, DRAM, double data rate DRAM (DDR-DRAM), SDRAM, static RAM (SRAM) (SRAM), ROM, programming ROM (PROM), erasable programmable ROM (EPROM), electrically erasable ROM (EEPROM), compact-disc ROM (CD-ROM), compact-disc (CD-R) can be write, can rewriteable compact disc (CD-RW), flash memory (such as, NOR or NAND flash memory), Content Addressable Memory (CAM), polymer memory, phase transition storage, ferroelectric memory, silica nitrogen oxide-silicon (SONOS) memory, dish, floppy disk, hard disk drive, CD, disk, card, magnetic card, optical card, tape, cassette etc.Computer-readable recording medium can comprise relating to and connect by the computer program carried with the data-signal of carrier wave or the realization of other propagation mediums from remote computer download or any suitable medium being delivered to requesting computer by communication link such as modulator-demodulator, radio or network.
In some exemplary embodiments, logic 504 can comprise instruction, data and/or code, if these instructions, data and/or code are performed by machine, machine can be caused to perform method described here, process and/or operation.Machine can comprise such as any suitable processing platform, computing platform, computing equipment, treatment facility, computing system, treatment system, computer, processor etc., and any suitable combination of hardware, software, firmware etc. can be used to realize.
In some exemplary embodiments, logic 504 can comprise or may be implemented as software, software module, application, program, subroutine, instruction, instruction set, Accounting Legend Code, word, value, symbol etc.Instruction can comprise any suitable code, such as source code, compiled code, interpretive code, executable code, static code, dynamic code etc.Can realize instruction according to predefine computer language, mode or grammer, instruction processorunit performs certain function.Instruction can use any suitable senior, rudimentary, object-oriented, visual, compiling and/or interpreted programming language to realize, such as C, C++, Java, BASIC, Matlab, Pascal, Visual BASIC, assembler language, machine code etc.
This describe describe with reference to one or more embodiment function, operation, assembly and/or feature can with other functions one or more described with reference to other embodiments one or more at this, operation, assembly and/or Feature Combination, or combinationally use with it, or vice versa.
Although explained and described some feature of the present invention at this, those of skill in the art can find out many amendments, substituted, change and equivalent.Therefore, should be understood that claims expection covers and drop on all such amendments in true spirit of the present invention and change.

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1. a device, comprising:
Wireless communication unit, it sends interval (BTI) period transmission beacon frame at beacon, described beacon frame comprises answer party address field, and described answer party address field comprises and represents that the united beam be allowed to after described BTI forms the answer party address of one or more client devices that training (A-BFT) was launched during the cycle.
2. device as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, described wireless communication unit performs the described function of client devices.
3. device as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that, only when described answer party address represents the address of described client devices, described client devices is launched during the described A-BFT cycle.
4. device as claimed in claim 2 or claim 3, it is characterized in that, only when described answer party address equals medium education (MAC) address of described client devices, if or the group address of the group comprising described client devices is contained in described answer party address, then described client devices is launched during the described A-BFT cycle.
5. the device as described in any one in claim 2-4, is characterized in that, described client devices includes stands (STA) to many gigabits (DMG).
6. the device as described in any one in claim 2-5, is characterized in that, described client devices comprises wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) equity (P2P) client devices.
7. device as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described wireless communication unit launches described beacon frame.
8. device as claimed in claim 7, it is characterized in that, during the described A-BFT cycle, described wireless communication unit is only from the one or more transmission of one or more receptions described one or more client devices.
9. as claimed in claim 7 or 8 device, is characterized in that, described wireless communication unit performs the described function that individual Basic Service Set control point (PCP) or access point (AP) are stood.
10. as described in any one in claim 1-9, it is characterized in that, described beacon comprises oriented many gigabits (DMG) beacon, and wherein said BTI and A-BFT is in public DMG beacon interval.
11. devices as described in any one in claim 1-10, it is characterized in that, described answer party address field comprises an address, and described address is selected from the group be made up of the group address of the address of individual customer machine equipment and a group client equipment.
12. 1 kinds of systems, comprising:
At least one Wireless Telecom Equipment, it comprises the device as described in any one in claim 1-11, and described Wireless Telecom Equipment comprises:
One or more antenna; And
Described wireless communication unit is via described antenna communication.
13. 1 kinds of methods, comprising:
Interval (BTI) period transmit wireless communication beacon frame is sent at beacon, described beacon frame comprises answer party address field, and described answer party address field comprises and represents that the united beam be allowed to after described BTI forms the answer party address of one or more client devices that training (A-BFT) was launched during the cycle.
14. methods as claimed in claim 13, is characterized in that, transmit described beacon frame and comprise and receive described beacon frame by client devices.
15. methods as claimed in claim 14, is characterized in that, comprise and only being launched during the described A-BFT cycle by described client devices when described answer party address represents the address of described client devices.
16. methods as described in any one in claim 13-15, it is characterized in that, during described BTI, transmit described beacon frame be included in oriented many gigabits (DMG) beacon of beacon interval (BI) period transmission comprising described BTI and described A-BFT.
17. methods as described in any one in claim 13-16, it is characterized in that, described answer party address field comprises an address, and described address is selected from described group that is made up of the group address of the address of individual customer machine equipment and a group client equipment.
18. methods as described in any one in claim 13-17, it is characterized in that, transmit described beacon frame comprise launch described beacon frame, described method during being included in described A-BFT only from the one or more transmission of one or more receptions described one or more client devices.
19. 1 kinds of products comprising the non-transient state storage medium it storing instruction, described instruction, when being performed by machine, obtains the method as described in any one in claim 13-18.
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